diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cfb8370..fa91933 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
         <ktor.version>2.3.11</ktor.version>
         <agql-source-query.version>1.2.2</agql-source-query.version>
         <java-uuid-generator.version>5.0.0</java-uuid-generator.version>
-        <potassium-nitrite.version>4.3.1-SNAPSHOT</potassium-nitrite.version>
+        <potassium-nitrite.version>4.3.0-SNAPSHOT</potassium-nitrite.version>
         <commons-validator.version>1.8.0</commons-validator.version>
 
         <mockito-kotlin.version>5.3.1</mockito-kotlin.version>
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/de/darkatra/vrising/discord/BotRuntimeHints.kt b/src/main/kotlin/de/darkatra/vrising/discord/BotRuntimeHints.kt
index 9bd31f2..e90b84a 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/de/darkatra/vrising/discord/BotRuntimeHints.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/de/darkatra/vrising/discord/BotRuntimeHints.kt
@@ -44,6 +44,34 @@ class BotRuntimeHints : RuntimeHintsRegistrar {
 
     override fun registerHints(hints: RuntimeHints, classLoader: ClassLoader?) {
 
+        // FIXME: required by nitrite until https://github.com/nitrite/nitrite-java/pull/1014 is released
+        arrayOf(
+            "org.dizitart.no2.mvstore.compat.v1.mvstore.fs.FilePathDisk",
+            "org.dizitart.no2.mvstore.compat.v1.mvstore.fs.FilePathNio",
+            "org.dizitart.no2.mvstore.compat.v1.mvstore.fs.FilePathEncrypt",
+            "org.h2.store.fs.FilePathMem",
+            "org.h2.store.fs.FilePathMemLZF",
+            "org.h2.store.fs.FilePathNioMem",
+            "org.h2.store.fs.FilePathNioMemLZF",
+            "org.h2.store.fs.FilePathSplit",
+            "org.h2.store.fs.FilePathNioMapped",
+            "org.h2.store.fs.FilePathAsync",
+            "org.h2.store.fs.FilePathZip",
+            "org.h2.store.fs.FilePathRetryOnInterrupt"
+        ).forEach { clazz ->
+            hints.reflection()
+                .registerType(TypeReference.of(clazz), MemberCategory.INVOKE_DECLARED_CONSTRUCTORS)
+        }
+        hints.serialization()
+            .registerType(TypeReference.of("org.dizitart.no2.mvstore.compat.v1.Compat\$UserCredential"))
+            .registerType(TypeReference.of("org.dizitart.no2.mvstore.compat.v1.Compat\$Document"))
+            .registerType(TypeReference.of("org.dizitart.no2.mvstore.compat.v1.Compat\$Index"))
+            .registerType(TypeReference.of("org.dizitart.no2.mvstore.compat.v1.Compat\$IndexMeta"))
+            .registerType(TypeReference.of("org.dizitart.no2.mvstore.compat.v1.Compat\$Attributes"))
+            .registerType(TypeReference.of("org.dizitart.no2.mvstore.compat.v1.Compat\$NitriteId"))
+            .registerType(java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentSkipListMap::class.java)
+            .registerType(java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentSkipListSet::class.java)
+
         // required by the bot
         bindingReflectionHintsRegistrar.registerReflectionHints(
             hints.reflection(),